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Overview
This book was compiled and edited by a librarian who was instrumental in getting funding from a Library Services and Technology Act grant to carry out an internship program in public libraries. The grant allowed the MCLS consortium of public libraries in the Los Angeles area to place library school students in paid internships in MCLS member libraries. The successful program was called 'From Interns to Library Leaders' (FILL), and led in part to this book, which offers firsthand 'advice from the field' provided by former public library interns and internship site supervisors. Contributors include a diverse group of voices and representative experiences from around the country, who had either worked as or supervised a student intern in one of the many fields of public librarianship (e.g., public services, children's, technical services, branches, etc.). The result: eighteen chapters written by practitioners and library school faculty, who generously share what it's like to participate in a public library internship.
Synopsis
This book was compiled and edited by a librarian who was instrumental in getting funding from a Library Services and Technology Act grant to carry out an internship program in public libraries. The grant allowed the MCLS consortium of public libraries in the Los Angeles area to place library school students in paid internships in MCLS member libraries.
Marie Bruni - Library Journal
Compiled by a librarian who managed an internship program for Los Angeles's Metropolitan Cooperative Library System, this collection of 18 chapters contributed by library school faculty and former interns is a guide to developing and conducting internships in public libraries. Covered are internship programs at library schools and public libraries, experiences by library school students during their internships, mentoring interns, and nontraditional internship settings such as tribal libraries or archives. A section on using internships for recruitment includes examples from around the United States. The practical information here will be useful for any library school or public library wanting to develop its own intern program. Recommended for library schools and large public libraries.
Editorials
Booklist
This title should be useful to students who are considering an internship experience and anyone who wishes to implement an internship program.Reference and Research Book News
Featuring 20 contributions from former interns and supervisors, this volume describes a broad spectrum of experiences in public library internship. In the first section, the inner workings of five successful programs are revealed. Subsequent chapters discuss internship in both traditional (reference department, children's services, etc.) and non-traditional (i.e., a tribal library) settings. The final chapters focus on internship as a recruitment tool. Mediavilla managed an internship program for the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System in the Los Angeles area from 2001 to 2003.Library Journal
Compiled by a librarian who managed an internship program for Los Angeles's Metropolitan Cooperative Library System, this collection of 18 chapters contributed by library school faculty and former interns is a guide to developing and conducting internships in public libraries. Covered are internship programs at library schools and public libraries, experiences by library school students during their internships, mentoring interns, and nontraditional internship settings such as tribal libraries or archives. A section on using internships for recruitment includes examples from around the United States. The practical information here will be useful for any library school or public library wanting to develop its own intern program. Recommended for library schools and large public libraries.
—Marie Bruni